Asimov (Isaac) The Naked Sun
£325
London, Michael Joseph, 1958.
First UK edition, publisher’s review copy with notification pinned to front free endpaper. 8vo. Original black boards. Dust-jacket, priced 13s6d.
A sci-fi crime thriller by Asimov, the second in his ‘Robot’ sequence, following on from The Caves of Steel.
In stock
Book itself very good; jacket with a few minor chips and slight toning to spine, o/w very good.
Jacket artwork by Kenneth Farnhill.
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